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Opinion
The Maps That Steer Us Wrong
Too many of our digital maps are sellouts. Just like the projection maps we’re all familiar with that inaccurately depict…
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America
‘Fue una mentira’: críticas y retardos marcan los cinco años del acuerdo de paz en Colombia
LA PAZ, Colombia — En un cultivo de coca, escondido en la selva, media docena de jornaleros se levantan con…
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America
As Covid wave pushes up demand, Costco limits purchases of toilet paper and water.
Last year, a frantic run on toilet paper that left store shelves bare across the United States became a symbol…
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Europe
Freed From Guantánamo, but Still in Limbo 15 Years Later
TIRANA, Albania — Accused by the United States military of being a terrorist in league with the Taliban, a devout…
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Europe
So organized it’s chaos: A German election primer.
It has been said that Germans are sometimes so organized that chaos reigns. Germany’s election system is no exception. It…
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Europe
U.K. Offers Thousands of Visas to Foreign Truckers to Ease Driver Shortage
LONDON — Responding to an escalating crisis, Prime Minister Boris Johnson of Britain reversed course this weekend and offered thousands…
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Opinion
In Real Life, Not All Interruptions Are Rude
Interruption — the offense of stealing the floor when someone else is talking — has become the grand larceny of…
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Opinion
The Limits of ‘My Body, My Choice’
At a protest against vaccine mandates, a hospital worker told New York’s Livingston County newspaper: “If you want it? Great.…
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Opinion
We Did the Research: Masks Work, and You Should Choose a Surgical Mask if Possible
Masks, especially surgical ones, substantially reduce the risk of getting Covid-19. Getting more people to wear them — through mandates…
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Europe
Swiss Voters Approve Law Allowing Same-Sex Marriages
ZURICH — Voters in Switzerland overwhelmingly decided on Sunday to legalize same-sex marriage, making the country one of the last…